# Richard Sander

Richard Henry Sander is a professor of law at the UCLA School of Law and a critic of affirmative action, primarily known for the mismatch theory. == Education == richard sander was born on May 26, 1956 in Washington, D.C. He received his B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1978, his M.A. in Economics from Northwestern University in 1985, his J.D. from Northwestern in 1988, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern in 1990. == Career == Following his undergraduate degree in social studies, Sander became involved with the federal Vista program working with a housing group on the south side of Chicago.